The Curator of the Island's Natural History Museum has confirmed the remains of a deep sea squid to be a creature which inhabits depths of more than 900 metres.

Dr. Wolfgang Sterrer of the Bermuda Aquarium, Museum and Zoo (BAMZ) said the discovery of the head, tentacles and mantle of a Dana Octopus Squid (Taningia danae) was "unusual".

The creature is related to the Giant Squid, which reaches 24 metres in length and is also present in the waters of Bermuda.

Taningia danae grow to 2.3 metres and have bioluminescence, with flashing photophores to disorient their prey. Specimens only tend to be found in the stomachs of deep diving sperm whales. Dr. Sterrer said: "They are plentiful in the deep cold waters but, in the deep sea, it's difficult to get down to them.

"Even in a submersible these things are very fast swimmers and are quite shy, so they are rarely seen. We have the head and stubs of the tentacles, but it is rare to get a complete specimen because that's a lot of nice calamari out there in the ocean which animals enjoy."